| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL INC [ BLT ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/12/2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock(1) | 04/12/2016 | D | 51,125 | D | $10(2) | 0 | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Unit(1) | $0.0 | 04/12/2016 | D | 13,703 | (3) | (3) | Common Stock | 13,703 | (3) | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On April 12, 2016, ASP Blade Intermediate Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), acquired the issuer pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 9, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement"), among the issuer, Parent and ASP Blade Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"). In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into the issuer (the "Merger"), with the issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. The Merger is more fully described in the issuer's proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2016. |
| 2. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each outstanding share of the issuer's common stock owned by the reporting person immediately prior to the Effective Time was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $10.00 in cash (the "per share merger consideration"), without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. |
| 3. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each restricted stock unit with respect to the issuer's common stock held by the reporting person immediately prior to the Effective Time (each of which was granted either on March 11, 2014 or March 17, 2015) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the per share merger consideration, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. |
| Remarks: |
| Chad E. Paulson | 04/14/2016 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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